FEBRUARY 2023 DECORATIVE & FINE ART SALE

A RUSSIAN ALEXANDER BENOIS COSTUME DESIGN DRAWING

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Start price: $1,000

Estimated price: $1,500 - $2,000

Buyer's premium: 28%

Sales Tax: On buyer's premium only

Alexandre Benois (Russian, 1870-1960), watercolor and pencil drawing depicting a richly dressed lady, titled in Russian on the upper right: "The lady." Framed.Note: Alexandre Nikolayevich Benois was a Russian artist, art critic, historian, preservationist and founding member of Mir iskusstva (World of Art), an art movement and magazine. As a designer for the Ballets Russes under Sergei Diaghilev, Benois exerted what is considered a seminal influence on modern ballet and stage design.

Dimensions: 9 1/4 x 12 in., (24 x 30.5 cm.)

Condition: Very good, no tears or orhter damage.